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Blueberry Loaf Recipe
This delicious blueberry loaf recipe with a crumble on top is bursting with juicy sweet blueberries. Perfect to have with a cup of tea or coffee or with brunch or as a dessert.
Recipe
Wet Ingredients:
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of coconut oil
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
2 cups of flower
1/4 tsp of salt
2 tsps of baking powder
Crumble Topping:
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of sugar
3 Tbsps of room temp butter
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix all the wet ingredients together
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Add in all the dry ingredients
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Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Do not over mix.
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Sprinkle blueberries with a little flower. This helps them from bleeding. Mix them gently into the batter.
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Add dough to a greased loaf pan (We added parchment paper too)
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Add the crumble topping to the loaf
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Bake on 350 for 55 to 80 minutes. (depending on your oven)
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Enjoy!
The benefits of blueberries
Blueberries are among the most nutrient-dense berries. 1-cup (148-gram) serving of blueberries contains (1):
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Fiber: 4 grams
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Vitamin C: 24% of the RDI
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Vitamin K: 36% of the RDI
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Manganese: 25% of the RDI
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Small amounts of various other nutrients
They are also about 85% water, and an entire cup contains only 84 calories, with 15 grams of carbohydrates.
Calorie for calorie, this makes them an excellent source of several important nutrients.
Adding this unique fruit to your daily diet can:
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Deliver healthy antioxidants
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Help with digestion
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Improve skin health
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Promote healthy bones
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Support healthy blood pressure
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Boost brain functioning
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Help protect against heart disease and cancer
Information about the benefits of blueberries is from:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-proven-benefits-of-blueberries
https://www.captel.com/2018/07/health-benefits-of-blueberries/
Blueberries in season
Fresh blueberries are now available year-round. You can buy North American blueberries from April through October, and South American blueberries from November through March. The peak season for fresh blueberries in North America runs from mid-June to mid-August, with the earliest harvest in the southern states and west coast and the latest harvest in the northern states and Canada.
Blueberry growing regions
Blueberry bushes can pop up all over the U.S., and while 38 states grow blueberries commercially, ten states account for more than 98% of U.S. commercial production: California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. In Canada, British Columbia is the primary producing region for highbush blueberries. In South America Chile is the largest producing country, followed by Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.
Information from:
https://www.blueberrycouncil.org/growing-blueberries/where-blueberries-grow/